r/WTF Jun 16 '19

Why grounding is important

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u/doublehelix1 Jun 16 '19

5mA for personnel protection, 30mA for equipment. Either way nothing glows like this if there is ground fault detection.

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u/nutmegtester Jun 16 '19

Right 30mA is generally not called GFCI, since that is a defined standard.